Musk's big win in China: Tesla clears data security, full self driving hurdles for locally-made cars

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk's surprise visit to China has proven to be a strategic move yielding significant results. The Tesla boss has managed to get a key clearance from China that will be a big shot in the arm for the behemoth EV maker's efforts to resurrect declining sales and win trust in China where their own automakers such as BYD have threatened Tesla's dominance.
Tesla's cars made in China passed key data security and privacy requirement in China, handing Musk a major win who visited Beijing to seek approval to introduce driver-assistance software. This is according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Before, some places in China banned Tesla cars because they were worried about how they collected data.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported citing sources that Baidu, a prominent Chinese internet search company, has reportedly struck a deal with Tesla, allowing the car manufacturer access to its mapping license for gathering data on public roads in China.

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Tesla Inc.’s locally made cars have cleared a key data security and privacy requirement in China in a boost for Elon Musk, who made a surprise weekend visit to Beijing to try to win approval to introduce driver-assistance software. Reports thus indicate that Chinese authorities may remove restrictions on Tesla vehicles following the company's compliance with the nation's stringent data security protocols.

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